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but i think santorum could pull it out. >> can he beat mitt romney in ohio. the pressure is on rick santorum. >> as you may know, this is a somewhat important day in my life today. >> he went to washington, spoke to the largest proisrael lobbying group. >> under a santorum administration, we would find no gap between israel and the united states. >> mitt romney appeared via satellite talking tough on iran. >> i'll be ready to engage in diplomacy. i will be just as ready to engage our military mite. >> that's a swipe at barack obama's caution about war with iran. the president had a comeback. >> good luck tonight. ron paul hopes for good luck in today's caucus states like alaska. down in georgia. >> i like the boldness of newt gingrich. >> gingrich needs a breakout win in tennessee. rick santorum does too. first and foremost, santorum needs to take ohio. to keep mitt romney from a super tuesday near sweep. >> six wins or more, including a win here in the state of ohio could finally establish romney as the undisputed republican front-runner, steve handlesman, n
but i think santorum could pull it out. >> can he beat mitt romney in ohio. the pressure is on rick santorum. >> as you may know, this is a somewhat important day in my life today. >> he went to washington, spoke to the largest proisrael lobbying group. >> under a santorum administration, we would find no gap between israel and the united states. >> mitt romney appeared via satellite talking tough on iran. >> i'll be ready to engage in diplomacy. i will be...
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so does mitt romney. the illinois primary is proportional, almost guaranteeing the race will go on after tomorrow. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> president obama's re-election campaign has stepped up fund raising efforts. the campaign raised $45 million last month. that's nearly twice the average amount of money raised per month in the last quarter of 2011. the funds are shared by mr. obama's campaign and the democratic national committee. new research shows an increase in the national high school graduation rates. it was presented at the grad nation summit in northwest today and shows a 3.5% increase from 2001 to 2009. also the number of dropouts facilities or high schools that failed to graduate more than 60% of students fell by more than 450 between 2002 and 2010. today at the summit at&t announced a $250 million commitment over the next five years to address the dropout rate. >> what we need to do in the united states is recognize this is a competitive environment and if we do not have the best ski
so does mitt romney. the illinois primary is proportional, almost guaranteeing the race will go on after tomorrow. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> president obama's re-election campaign has stepped up fund raising efforts. the campaign raised $45 million last month. that's nearly twice the average amount of money raised per month in the last quarter of 2011. the funds are shared by mr. obama's campaign and the democratic national committee. new research shows an increase in the...
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can santorum beat romney? >>> the top american commander in afghanistan has told congress that the current u.s. plan to wind down the 10-year-old war is on track. and he insisted the u.s. has no intention of staying in the country forever. marine general john allen testified before the house armed services committee today. he said while the last few months in afghanistan have been trying, coalition forces are making progress in handing over security to the afghans. the current u.s. plan calls for a reduction of 23,000 combat troops by october, followed by a complete withdrawal by the end of 2014. >>> an emotional day today for the family of a maryland national guardsman killed in afghanistan. major robert marchanty was shot in the head in an attack on a government building in kabul last month. he was buried today with mull military honors at arlington national cemetery. flags in maryland were flying at half staff in his memory. he leaves behind a wife of 24 years and four children. >>> new details today about
can santorum beat romney? >>> the top american commander in afghanistan has told congress that the current u.s. plan to wind down the 10-year-old war is on track. and he insisted the u.s. has no intention of staying in the country forever. marine general john allen testified before the house armed services committee today. he said while the last few months in afghanistan have been trying, coalition forces are making progress in handing over security to the afghans. the current u.s....
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mitt romney has seen a surge in pre-election polls, president obama may be seeing a warning sign on the horizon. brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: as voters headed to the polls in alabama and mississippi, mitt romney was showing surprising strength in the polls. but still fighting the enthusiasm gap. >> i felt like romney was the best candidate for me. >> reporter: he's already moved on to the caucus of missouri. >> how many here in the audience call it missoura instead of mississippi? a win? >> he has the ability to seal the deal tonight with a win in either state. but a loss means this race continues to move on. >> reporter: newt gingrich may have the most riding on today's results. no win and his path forward looks like a deadend. rick santorum is hoping to transform himself from underdog into serious contender. even his supporters seem skeptical. >> even if santor umt is not electable. people voting for him make a stand that his values are important. >> the man they all want to beat in the fall was talking tough today on china and foreign trade. president obama is showing wea
mitt romney has seen a surge in pre-election polls, president obama may be seeing a warning sign on the horizon. brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: as voters headed to the polls in alabama and mississippi, mitt romney was showing surprising strength in the polls. but still fighting the enthusiasm gap. >> i felt like romney was the best candidate for me. >> reporter: he's already moved on to the caucus of missouri. >> how many here in the audience call it missoura...
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but maybe since governor romney sort of is new to being a conservative he didn't understand that. >> reporter: santorum vows he'll still be in after super tuesday. >> and if santorum can hold his lead and win ohio, that could remake this race. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> the hunt is on for three police impersonators in arlington. in one case the suspects pulled over a driver, robbing the victim. in another, the impersonators targeted a house using a weapon, but police say the cases are unrelated. news 4's megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: a uniformed officer in a police cruiser gets pulled over and things are pretty straight forward but what if you're approached by someone in plain clothes who claims to be a cop? >> if somebody is pulled over by a person who is in plain clothes, please, by all means verify this person is affiliated with arlington county police department and make sure that, you know, this is a legitimate stop. >> reporter: arlington county police are investigating two separate incidents involving suspects pretending to be police officers. one crime happened
but maybe since governor romney sort of is new to being a conservative he didn't understand that. >> reporter: santorum vows he'll still be in after super tuesday. >> and if santorum can hold his lead and win ohio, that could remake this race. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >>> the hunt is on for three police impersonators in arlington. in one case the suspects pulled over a driver, robbing the victim. in another, the impersonators targeted a house using a weapon, but police...
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santorum versus romney. and in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll the gap is narrowed to just two points, a statistical tie. on main street in bexley, ohio today at the cozy restaurant it was a tie. >> i'm going to vote for mitt romney because i think he is more of a middle of the road candidate. >> i absolutely follow christ, like he is who i want to be a reflection of his perfection. >> reporter: does that mean a vote for rick santorum tomorrow? >> i would lean more toward that way. >> reporter: ron paul is looking for his first win in alaska, idaho, or south dakota, states that caucus tomorrow. in georgia, his home state, newt gingrich looks like a lot for his second primary win and vows to stay in until the convention. santorum said he'll stay in. romney told cnbc's larry kudlow he's resigned to a longer fight. >> anyone would love to be coronated if you will the nominee of their party but that doesn't happen. the drawn out race is helping president obama. 40% of u.s. voters in today's nbc ne
santorum versus romney. and in the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll the gap is narrowed to just two points, a statistical tie. on main street in bexley, ohio today at the cozy restaurant it was a tie. >> i'm going to vote for mitt romney because i think he is more of a middle of the road candidate. >> i absolutely follow christ, like he is who i want to be a reflection of his perfection. >> reporter: does that mean a vote for rick santorum tomorrow?...
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romney's camp, has gone viral. everybody is talking about it on the net. >> my gosh. yes. do you know that etch a sketch is now number 91 in amazon's most bought or best selling 100 toys? here's what's crazy. this guy is the etch a sketch man and he claims to be able to sketch faster than anybody in the world. his phone has been ringing off the hook. so, you know, if you're having a big party at nbc you should like have the etch a sketch guy here and he can do it really fast. i don't know what -- how cool that would be but, i mean, i guess. he says he's the fastest in the world. >> amazing. and he did a likeness of mitt romney. >> here's the thing. who can do anything but make buildings with an etch a sketch? who can do anything but make squares? >> i can do the lines. >> i've never even seen anybody do -- i don't even know how to make a circle on an etch a sketch. amazing. >> all right. what's coming up tomorrow? >> we have diggy simmons, pop sensation, coming into the studio. you have to have tickets to get into
romney's camp, has gone viral. everybody is talking about it on the net. >> my gosh. yes. do you know that etch a sketch is now number 91 in amazon's most bought or best selling 100 toys? here's what's crazy. this guy is the etch a sketch man and he claims to be able to sketch faster than anybody in the world. his phone has been ringing off the hook. so, you know, if you're having a big party at nbc you should like have the etch a sketch guy here and he can do it really fast. i don't know...
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the former president's wife has already endorsed romney. barbara bush endorsed robocalls for him during the ohio primary. one of the bush sons former florida governor jeb bush endorsed romney last week. the endorsements are another sign that the party is ewing behind romney's campaign while pressure builds on challengers rick santorum and newt gingrich to drop out. but both those candidates insist they are not leaving the race before the convention in late august. newt gingri newt gingrich is reorganizing his staff in an effort to save some money. he just laid off about one-third of his staff and is replacing his campaign manager. gingrich is campaigning in our area tonight and is expected to speak to students at georgetown university in just about an hour. >>> texas congressman ron paul will attend a town hall meeting at the university of maryland in college park tonight. paul is in last place in the delegate count. republicans hold the maryland primary april 3rd. >>> pope benedict xvi is wrapping up his historic trip to cuba today. the po
the former president's wife has already endorsed romney. barbara bush endorsed robocalls for him during the ohio primary. one of the bush sons former florida governor jeb bush endorsed romney last week. the endorsements are another sign that the party is ewing behind romney's campaign while pressure builds on challengers rick santorum and newt gingrich to drop out. but both those candidates insist they are not leaving the race before the convention in late august. newt gingri newt gingrich is...
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representative paul ryan, chair of the house budget committee, endorsed romney this morning. ryan is considered by some to be one of the nation's most influential conservatives. he says romney is best suited to beat president obama this fall but ryan says he fears that dragging out the contest for the republican nomination will make that achievement more difficult. >>> a warning for drivers of honda suvs. more than 500,000 crv and pilots, crvs and pilots are being recalled. honda says the low beam headlights can fail. the auto makers say the fix will involve the wiring. the recall impacts model years 2002 through 2004 as well as 2003 pilots. owners will get notices in the mail next month. no crashes or injuries have been reported at this point. >>> french police arrested 19 suspected islamist extremists overnight during raids across the country. the arrests came just one week after an al qaeda militant was killed by police in a standoff. nbc's jim maceda has the latest. >> reporter: french president sarkozy had ordered a crackdown on radical islamists after that series of col
representative paul ryan, chair of the house budget committee, endorsed romney this morning. ryan is considered by some to be one of the nation's most influential conservatives. he says romney is best suited to beat president obama this fall but ryan says he fears that dragging out the contest for the republican nomination will make that achievement more difficult. >>> a warning for drivers of honda suvs. more than 500,000 crv and pilots, crvs and pilots are being recalled. honda says...
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. >> >> reporter: mitt romney opposed the republican rollback yesterday then switched. >> and that violates the conscience of the church, the conscience of the individuals, and, fortunately, there is an effort in washington to stop that. > >> reporter: rick santorum po pounced. >> >> my gut reaction would be, you stand for the first amendment. you stand for freedom of re religion. >> reporter: democrats say they stood for women. >> these men are waxing eloquent about birth control and the fact that oh, it's just a moral issue with them. they don't think women should ave have the right to have it. >> reporter: they see a winning political issue for the fall. >> we will make sure that women across the country are aware. >> that we the democratic caucus will stand up to fight for their rights as we always have. >> >> reporter: president obama say if democrats struck the right balance and won the right to have it stick. and he will take credit on the campaign trail. re republicans said they will warn americans that president obama wa wants to tell them what religion to to practice. i'm steve ha
. >> >> reporter: mitt romney opposed the republican rollback yesterday then switched. >> and that violates the conscience of the church, the conscience of the individuals, and, fortunately, there is an effort in washington to stop that. > >> reporter: rick santorum po pounced. >> >> my gut reaction would be, you stand for the first amendment. you stand for freedom of re religion. >> reporter: democrats say they stood for women. >> these men...